Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Autumn was not yet over when the first snow fell on the col- ored leaves in early Octobera However, the skiers' delight disap- peared as suddenly as it had arrived and milder weather pre- vailed once more.

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Once green, now yellow Blown by the wind Clinging on - breaking away - Floating down, landing alone helpless - lying - walked on - dying - brown. Stop; go back. Take time to find the intricate beauty of life that is reflected in an Autumn leaf.

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Even without the snow Christmas came to Gettysburg. For some it came too quickly, and there was not a seat to be found in the library. The fraternity houses decorated in their traditional style while carolers spread the Christmas spirit through the campus. Christmas house parties broUght out long dresses and tuxedos, bands, fraternity sweethearts, parties and romance. As first semester drew to a close we looked back on the spaghetti dinner at ATO, Ladies' Nite at Fiji, Wine and Cheese Parties at Sigma Nu, Las Vegas Night at Phi Si, the greaser party at Sigma Chi, sandboxes and the In. Reflecting further in the past, seniors remembered all nighters, football games, raids, rain, callers in the lobby, a Christmas tree in the Bullet Hole, grinders at the Pizza House, water fights, tours of the battlefields, mystery meat at the cafe, friends who had become enemies and enemies who had become friends. Beyond our boundaries we had experienced Kent State . . . Vietnam . . . Apollo . . . Men on the Moon . . . Student Protest . t . Student Apathy . . . a Landslide Election . . . the Flag at Half Mast . . . the Flood. These events had indeed influenced our lives and helped us to grow, The realization that the end of our four years of college was rapidly approaching created a new anticipation of what the year 1973 would bring.